Sam Munsie, Assistant DirectorOffice of Trade NegotiationsDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
ENHANCING BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH EPING:AUSTRALIA’S EXPERIENCE
NON-TARIFF MEASURES ARE A PRIORITY FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS
“Government should address non-tariff barriers with key trading partners
as a priority, including during trade negotiations.” BCA
“Technical, or non-tariff, barriers are impeding billions of dollars in trade
[…]To maximise the export benefits achieved through trade negotiations, a
renewed focus should be given to addressing the non-tariff barriers that
remain.” Australia Food and Grocery Council
“Our experience in some Free Trade Agreements has been that non-tariff
barriers have increased, negating the benefits of tariff reductions.”
Australian Industry Group
ePing helps to address NTMs
Facilitates Trade
Improves Transparency
Enables Consultation
Provides accountability
EPING IS RELEVANT FOR BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT
Businesses
Export Council
Australian Industry GroupSectoral industry associations
Policy agencies- Agriculture- Industry
- Health- Environment- Communications
WE ARE PROMOTING EPING THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS AND MEDIUMS
• Departmental communications – website, tweets and newsletter.
• Business mailing lists
• Meetings
• Workshops
• User guide
EDUCATING THE PRIVATE SECTOR
➢ Newsletters
➢ Links on websites
➢ Seminars
➢ Face-to-face meetings
TARGET PRIVATE SECTOR ASSOCIATIONS
NOTIFICATIONS
- Consumers demand more
- Countries develop and regulate
- MSMEs in international trade
NOTIFICATIONS
Enquiry Point
NOTIFICATIONS
Enquiry PointGovernment
Agencies
NOTIFICATIONS
Enquiry PointGovernment
AgenciesIndustry
organisation
NOTIFICATIONS
Enquiry PointGovernment
AgenciesIndustry
organisationExporters
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NOTIFICATIONS
Enquiry PointGovernment
AgencyIndustry
organisationExportersEping
EPING CAN PROVIDE MANY BENEFITS
• Information about product requirements
• Contribute to regulatory development process
• Offer a service for Members
• Be responsive to stakeholders
• Understand global markets
• International regulatory trends
ADDRESSING NTMS IS A MULTI-STAGE PROCESS
Identification
Collection
Prioritisation
Action
THE NEXT FRONTIER
• Group discussion pages
• Translation sharing
• Comment sharing
• Open API
• Summary material on relevant WTO rules
• Expanding to other WTO notifications